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Household of Alexander Tait (born 1842, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Tait and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Tait, born in 1842 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Tait, born in 1852 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert C (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary H (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas B (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Tait's household

Male

Alexander

Tait

Head
Female

Mary

Tait

Wife
Female

Agnes

Tait

Daughter
Male

Robert C

Tait

Son
Male

Alexander

Tait

Son
Female

Mary H

Tait

Daughter
Male

Thomas B

Tait

Son
Male

John

Tait

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Tait

Head

Married

39

1842

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Wife

Married

29

1852

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Tait

Daughter

-

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert C

Tait

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Tait

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary H

Tait

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas B

Tait

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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